Applied Materials
AMAT
1,826 hedge funds and large institutions have $96.3B invested in Applied Materials in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 189 funds opening new positions, 648 increasing their positions, 711 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 189 | Existing positions closed: 107
18% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 77 → 91 (+14)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,758 → 1,826 (+68)
0.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.7% → 79.47% (-0.23%)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 648 | Existing positions reduced: 711
14% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $4.52B | Capital outflows: $5.25B
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.51B | Put options by funds: $2.19B
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$484M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$255M |
| 3 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$241M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$223M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$176M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$911M |
| 2 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$549M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$254M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$245M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$226M |
AMAT Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
1,826 of the 6,389 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Materials (AMAT) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $96.3B — up 17% from $82.6B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 189 funds opened new AMAT positions and 107 closed out — a net gain of 82 holders — while 648 added to existing stakes and 711 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $484M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $911M sold.
- 1,826 institutional investors held Applied Materials (AMAT) as of Q2 2023, up from 1,758 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $96.3B of Applied Materials stock for Q2 2023, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 189 funds opened new Applied Materials positions in Q2 2023 and 107 closed out, a net change of +82 holders.
- The largest Applied Materials buyer in Q2 2023 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $484M added.
- The largest Applied Materials seller in Q2 2023 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $911M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.